Ted Robbins Recordings
In association with Reed-Tempo Publishing, Ted Robbins recorded most of the stories written by Christopher Awdry. These were released in the 1990s by Egmont Books, on a series of four audio cassettes. In each case, the 'middle' book was split across the two sides of the cassette:
Thomas and the Twins, and other stories (1994) ( ISBN 1-86021-000-7 )
- Book 33: Thomas and the Twins
- Book 32: Toby, Trucks and Trouble
- Book 30: More About Thomas the Tank Engine
Gordon the High Speed Engine, and other stories (1994) ( ISBN 1-86021-001-5 )
- Book 31: Gordon the High Speed Engine
- Book 36: Thomas Comes Home
- Book 37: Henry and the Express
Really Useful Engines, and other stories (1995) ( ISBN 1-86021-013-9 )
- Book 27: Really Useful Engines
- Book 29: Great Little Engines
- Book 38: Wilbert the Forest Engine
James and the Diesel Engine, and other stories (1995) ( ISBN 1-86021-021-X )
- Book 28: James and the Diesel Engines
- Book 34: Jock the New Engine
- Book 35: Thomas and the Great Railway Show
A selection of the stories were later released for the Early Learning Centre, under the title Storytime with Thomas the Tank Engine: "10 classic railway stories with music and sound effects". There were two cassettes released, both using the same Ken Stott-style illustration, the second being labelled 'Volume 2'.
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